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Donors hope to raise more than $1bn for Sudan

PARIS/CAIRO: Donors will hopefully pledge “well over a billion euros,” ($1.07 billion) for war-torn Sudan at a...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am

Africa

IMF greenlights further $360 million in Ghana aid

ACCRA: The International Monetary Fund on Saturday said it had validated a fresh tranche of aid of $360 million for...

Published 13 Apr, 2024 08:38pm

Africa

Mozambique ferry disaster kills 97

MAPUTO: Rescuers carried out search operations off the northern coast of Mozambique on Monday after a makeshift ...

Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am

Africa

Over 90 dead as Mozambique ferry sinks off northern coast, BBC says

More than 90 people died after a ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, the BBC said, citing domestic...

Published 08 Apr, 2024 01:23pm

Africa

Egyptian President Sisi sworn in for third term

CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in Tuesday for his third term as leader of the Arab world’s...

Published 02 Apr, 2024 05:16pm

Africa

IMF approves $820mn as part of Egypt bailout

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced the immediate disbursement of $820 million to the...

Updated 30 Mar, 2024 08:26pm

Africa

Bus accident in S Africa kills at least 45

BENGALURU: South Africa’s Department of Transport on Thursday said a bus crash near Mamatlakala in the northern...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 05:22am

Africa

S Africa’s ex-president Zuma barred from May election

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s electoral officials said on Thursday they had excluded former president Jacob Zuma...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 05:24am

Africa

HRW urges Somalia to reject lowering age of majority

NAIROBI: Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Somalia’s parliament Friday to reject a constitutional amendment that aims...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 07:22am

Africa

More than 130 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren released

ABUJA: More than 130 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria earlier this month were released...

Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:47am

MENA

Nearly 300 Nigerian students released after abduction in Kaduna

MAIDUGURI: Nearly 300 students and staff abducted by gunmen from a school in northern Nigeria this month have been...

Published 24 Mar, 2024 02:06pm

Middle East

Egypt hosts Arab talks with Blinken on steps to end Gaza war

Israel has waged relentless aggression that has killed nearly 32,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to health ministry in Gaza

Updated 21 Mar, 2024 11:51pm

Africa

Somali pirates’ return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

MOGADISHU: As a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on their position in the western...

Published 21 Mar, 2024 01:46pm

Africa

South Sudan gunmen kill 15 people in ambush

JUBA: Fifteen people, including a regional commissioner, died when their convoy was ambushed in South Sudan’s...

Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am

MENA

Attackers shoot 15 dead in South Sudan, including local commissioner, says official

JUBA: Unidentified youths have shot dead 15 people in South Sudan’s Pibor region, a senior official said on...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 01:24pm

Africa

11 students from top Kenyan university killed in bus crash

NAIROBI: A bus carrying students from a top Kenyan university collided with a truck on a busy highway after skidding...

Published 19 Mar, 2024 02:30pm

Africa

World Bank group to provide Egypt with $6bn over three years

CAIRO: The World Bank Group said on Monday it intends to provide more than $6 billion of support over the coming...

Published 18 Mar, 2024 07:45pm

Africa

Central African bloc lifts Gabon sanctions

LIBREVILLE: The Economic Community of Central African States agreed to lift sanctions on Gabon on Saturday and...

Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am

Africa

Egypt says land sale, IMF accord will ease budget problems

CAIRO: Egypt has taken major steps towards lowering its budget deficit by selling real estate as well as agreeing a...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 08:19pm

Africa

Egypt’s Sisi says flexible currency is possible with new financing

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday that with tens of billions of dollars in new...

Published 09 Mar, 2024 05:28pm

Africa

Egypt planning deals and price measures after devaluation, PM says

DUBAI: Egypt is planning “big deals” to ensure liquidity and will work with merchants to control prices and...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 06:13pm

MENA

Sudan soon to be ‘world’s largest hunger crisis’: WFP

PORT SUDAN: Sudan’s nearly 11-month war between rival generals “risks triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis”,...

Published 06 Mar, 2024 12:40pm

MENA

‘170 people executed’ in attacks on Burkina villages: prosecutor

OUAGADOUGOU: Around 170 people were “executed” in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 01:43pm

Africa

Former Tanzanian president Ali Hassan Mwinyi dies aged 98

DAR ES SALAAM: Former Tanzanian president Ali Hassan Mwinyi, who introduced multi-party democracy to the East...

Published 01 Mar, 2024 11:39am

Africa

Thousands of Nigerians protest soaring costs

ABUJA: Thousands of Nigerians rallied against soaring living costs on Tuesday as the worst economic crisis in a...

Published 28 Feb, 2024 06:10am

Africa

Raiders kill at least 15 worshippers at Burkina church

OUAGADOUGOU: At least 15 civilians were killed and two others injured during a “terrorist” attack on a Catholic...

Published 26 Feb, 2024 05:07am

Africa

Zambia’s president confirms creditor agreement with China and India

LUSAKA: Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema said on Saturday that his country had signed a long-awaited official...

Published 24 Feb, 2024 07:37pm

Africa

Houthi attacks cut Suez Canal revenue by 40-50%: Egypt’s Sisi

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Monday that revenues from the Suez Canal had “decreased by 40 to...

Published 19 Feb, 2024 08:18pm

Europe

Turkiye’s Erdogan set for first Egypt visit in over decade

CAIRO: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday to meet his Egyptian...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 09:31pm

Africa

Kenyan marathon world record-holder Kiptum killed in car crash

NAIROBI: Tributes poured in on Monday for Kenyan running sensation Kelvin Kiptum after the marathon world...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5022.21
Nasdaq / Apr 17	15683.37
Dow Jones / Apr 17	37735.31
India Sensex / Apr 18	72965.85
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	38103.03
Hang Seng / Apr 18	16452.30
FTSE 100 / Apr 18	7883.62
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 18	17795.41

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 16	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 17	215964
Petrol/Litre / Apr 18	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	82.77
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	2374.98
Diesel/Litre / Apr 18	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 18 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 18 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 18 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 18 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 18 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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